Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Notes on general format, dates, and transliteration ix
5. Figures acknowledgements xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The emergence of Islamic medicine 6
8. 2 Medical theory 41
9. 3 Physicians and society 80
10. 4 Practice 115
11. 5 Popular medicine 144
12. 6 Afterlife 162
13. Conclusion 180
14. Bibliography 183
15. Chronology 202
16. Index of names and works 206
17. General index 215